Bunraku (2010)

dir: Guy Moshe

In the aftermath of a global war, guns have been outlawed but people still fight, using knives and fists.

Cast:

Josh Hartnett The Drifter
Demi Moore Alexandra
Woody Harrelson The Bartender
Ron Perlman Nicola
Kevin McKidd Killer 2
Gackt Gackt Yoshi
Shun Sugata Uncle
Jordi Mollà Valentine
Emily Kaiho Momoko
Mike Patton
Fernando Chien Killer 4
Florian Ciprian Killer 10
Neil D'Monte The Pianist
Holland Diaz Killer 9
Maxim Esterkin Thug 1
Marius Florian Mob #2
Razvan Gheorghiu Killer 8
Yoshio Iizuka Killer 5
Mark Ivanir Eddie
Vali Rupita Gregor
Shahar Sorek Killer 3 / Mirror Drifter
Gabriel Spahiu Boris Patz
Aaron Toney Killer 7
Samuli Vauramo Bully 1
Kofi Yiadom Killer 6
Andrei Araditz Croupier
Chris Brewster Punk
Gabi Burlacu Mobster 4
Zoltan Butuc Lowlife 2
Andreea Carp Manicure Girl
Dominic Geraghty The Investigator
Thayr Harris Protester
Emil Hostina Follower 1
Ion Lupu Deputy Major
Uri Mossinsohn Cards Room Spy
Alin Panc Card Dealer
Oana Radu Sexy Secretary
Gabi Rauta Nicola's Card Assistant
Irina Saulescu Alexandra's Mistress
Larnell Stovall Killer 2 Sparring Opponent
Oliver Toderita Lowlife 1
Maria-Antoaneta Tudor Brass Knuckle Girl
Bogdan Voda Follower 2

Ben rated Bunraku

5 stars

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10 stars

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7 stars

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8 stars

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6 stars

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8 stars

lou-lumenick added a review of Bunraku

Extremely cool-looking in the manner of "Sin City,'' but clumsily staged, slackly acted and mind-numbingly dull, Israeli director Guy Moshe's English-language fantasy is set in a future w... Read the review

joe-neumaier added a review of Bunraku

It should surprise no one that visually quirky, graphic-novelish, pulp-noir action flicks rarely come through the sausage machine intact. Read the review

nick-schager-slant-magazine added a review of Bunraku

Writer-director Guy Moshe's crime saga is a work of second-generation derivation, weaving together scraps from homages to Westerns, film noir, samurai films, gangster pics, and class-wa... Read the review

dennis-harvey added a review of Bunraku

It's a picture that's akin to a terrarium of plastic flowers -- gaudily decorative, but airless and lifeless. Read the review

robert-abele-los-angeles-times added a review of Bunraku

No image or moment is grounded – every shot is augmented with restless animation, smart-ass narration or video game sounds. The artificiality of it all is smothering. Read the review

wesley-morris-boston-globe added a review of Bunraku

If Bunraku were serious about subverting or reinventing the genres it's cobbled together, Moore would play the gunslinger or the samurai or the crime boss. But no. All she gets are a coup... Read the review

kirk-honeycutt added a review of Bunraku

Moshe, who wrote and directed, creates a boldly Expressionistic alternate reality to background this heavy-on-the-action story, but neglects narrative and character beyond the most basic ... Read the review

eric-hynes added a review of Bunraku

Bunraku aspires to be "Kill Bill: Vol 3"; it's more like an ornate pitch for a "Dick Tracy" reboot. Read the review

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